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<h2 class="chapter">25 <small>GDB</small> Text User Interface</h2>
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<p>The <small>GDB</small> Text User Interface (TUI) is a terminal
interface which uses the <code>curses</code> library to show the source
file, the assembly output, the program registers and <small>GDB</small>
commands in separate text windows.  The TUI mode is supported only
on platforms where a suitable version of the <code>curses</code> library
is available.
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<p>The TUI mode is enabled by default when you invoke <small>GDB</small> as
&lsquo;<samp>gdb -tui</samp>&rsquo;.
You can also switch in and out of TUI mode while <small>GDB</small> runs by
using various TUI commands and key bindings, such as <code>tui
enable</code> or <kbd>C-x C-a</kbd>.  See <a href="TUI-Commands.html#TUI-Commands">TUI Commands</a>, and
<a href="TUI-Keys.html#TUI-Keys">TUI Key Bindings</a>.
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